Back in 2024, Chinese President, Xi Jinping, said that the Peoples Liberation Army would be ready to act on the island-nation of Taiwan by 2027, meaning his forces would be prepared to invade the breakaway republic should diplomacy fail. In keeping with that theme, the Chinese armed forces put on a massive military parade earlier today that ostensibly celebrates the eightieth anniversary of their “victory” over Imperial Japan in the Second World War. While a good deal of new armament was on display, much of the newest weaponry was designed with keeping the West at bay should they decide to help defend the tiny island-nation from a PLA airborne and amphibious invasion.
As if this sabre-rattling wasn’t enough, several defense-oriented outlets on YouTube have amped up the rhetoric by providing what they believe would be a play-by-play scenario of how an attack might take place. Granted each has merit based upon past Chinese exploits and their continuance to field more and more armament, it remains to be seen if they truly believe they can succeed in the face of the combined might of Taiwan, Japan, Australia and, of course, the United States.